Head of Product Strategy & Operations, Cayaba Care
$200-230k
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Accessible maternal health care
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Accessible maternal health care
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$200-230k
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To create a new standard for healthcare for Black and Brown communities where patients are empowered, care is delivered in the most convenient location, and is trusted because it is designed with, and delivered by members of the community.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, healthcare administration, technology, or a related field; advanced or clinical degree (MBA, MHA, MPH, RN, NP) preferred
- 10–15 years of experience in product strategy, healthcare operations, or technology leadership, with a strong preference for early stage (Series A) startup experience
- Strong expertise in value-based care models, maternal health, and/or population health program development
- Experience working at the intersection of healthcare delivery and technology, with an ability to bridge care team needs with scalable tech solutions
- Deep understanding of healthcare compliance, security, and data integration
- Strong background in iterative product development, particularly in tech-enabled care models
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing high-impact initiatives in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
- Passion for solving problems in maternal health and driving systemic change in healthcare delivery
What the job involves
- The Head of Product Strategy and Operations is a visionary leader responsible for shaping the strategic direction of our product and ensuring that technology and operations seamlessly support maternal healthcare delivery
- This role will set the long-term vision, define the roadmap, and drive execution once the member is registered through member experience and care delivery
- The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of value-based care, population health, and healthcare technology, ensuring that our product evolves to meet clinical, payer, and member needs
- As a key member of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), this leader will act as a thought partner to the CEO, leveraging market insights, clinical validation, and data-driven decision-making to enhance our product offering
- This person will ensure our product and technology platform drive superior member outcomes while aligning with payer incentives and compliance standards
- The role also involves leading cross-functional teams, managing engineering and security consultants, and integrating third-party data to enhance our care model
- This role reports directly to the CEO and will manage the Care Delivery, Product, Engineering, and Technology teams
- Define and drive the strategic vision for our maternal health program, ensuring alignment with company goals and market demands
- Set and oversee the roadmap for program and product development, integrating care delivery technology, provider engagement, and member experience enhancements
- Establish the strategic bridge between the growth team and member experience, ensuring seamless transitions in the patient journey from enrollment to care delivery
- Lead the evolution of our maternal health program by integrating clinician-validated best practices, ensuring optimal outcomes for Medicaid and commercial populations
- Stay ahead of industry trends, competitor strategies, and best practices in maternal health to inform product and operational strategies
- Drive program development to align care models with technology solutions that enhance both provider and patient experiences
- Ensure our product meets desired clinical outcomes and collaborates effectively with clinicians on quality, compliance, and performance
- Work closely with team clinicians, ensuring our program is built with a deep understanding of real-world care delivery challenges
- Serve as a leader in translating healthcare needs into scalable, tech-driven solutions that drive both provider adoption and patient engagement
- Oversee engineering team to ensure our platform continuously improves care experiences and member outcomes
- Manage and oversee security and compliance consultants, ensuring adherence to HIPAA and other regulatory frameworks
- Lead and guide strategic vision for technology utilization and integrations for the product and company
- Leverage analytics to inform product decisions, drive efficiencies, and optimize care team workflows
- Manage team members across technology, data, business operations, and strategic initiatives
- Lead strategic initiatives to optimize operational performance, ensuring a focus on accountability and measurable impact
- Foster a high-performing, mission-driven team committed to improving maternal health outcomes
Our take
While the USA has an extremely advanced healthcare system, maternal mortality rates are the highest of all developed countries. Inequality in access to maternal healthcare means that mothers, particularly from Black, Indigenous and Hispanic communities, are two to three more times likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women.
Cayaba Care was founded in 2020 to help reverse this - by providing care for pregnant women in underserved communities at no or little cost. By providing a single point of contact for patients and carrying out regular in-home and virtual visits it aims to greatly increase health outcomes for people who are not currently being served by the US healthcare system.
Cayaba Care has so far enjoyed success in its mission, having treated over 1000 patients in the Philadelphia area. The service, compensated by health systems and insurers for their work, has not yet been profitable, but the founders believe that will turn around in the Philadelphia market in the very near future.
Cayaba Care has recently raised Series A funding, which will allow it to expand its service starting with New Jersey, with several other states in their sites. With this expansion will come hiring in health, sales and tech as it seeks to develop its technology to better reach underserved communities.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Mar 2024
$4.4m
EARLY VC
May 2022
$12m
SERIES A
Total funding: $19.6m
Company HQ
West Parkside, Philadelphia, PA
Leadership
Olan Soremekun
(CEO)Prior to co-founding Cayaba Care, was the Chief Medical Officer atReady Responders and VP of Value-Based Programs with CareAllies.
Mary E. Fleming
(Senior VP of Health Equity)Is also President at Reede Scholars, Physician Editor at Dynamed Plus, and Consultant at MAXIMUS.
Kit Dobyns
(CPO)As well as being a Co-Founder of Cayaba Care, also co-founded TrialSpark, a US-based biotech unicorn.
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